Amendment of the Communications Act 20032

1

Section 204 of the Communications Act 2003 (Welsh Authority’s function of providing S4C and S4C Digital) is amended as follows.

2

For subsection (3) substitute—

3

The carrying out of that function—

a

must include the continuing provision of the service provided in digital form and known as S4C Digital; and

b

may include the continuing provision of the television broadcasting service known as Sianel Pedwar Cymru (“S4C”).

3

For subsection (4) substitute—

4

The duty of the Welsh Authority to provide S4C Digital includes a duty to secure that arrangements are made and remain in force for it to be broadcast in digital form.